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TREE CLIMBING NORTHWEST

Tree Climbing Training and Adventures from New Tribe

--the first tree climbing school west of the Rockies to bring you official Tree Climbers International

standard courses and unforgettable adventures. Based in southern Oregon, Tree Climbing Northwest

provides training and guide services locally and anywhere in the world.

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--- ONE PLACE AVAILABLE for TREE WEEK COURSE starting JUNE 29 ---

Oneida Tribe Facilitators

Tree Week July 30-Aug 5

TenguTips

A Master Tree Climber's

Savvy Secrets

by Tim "Tengu" Kovar

Tip #1:

Triple Crown Knot

Tip #2:

Self-Advancing

Blake's Hitch

Tip #3:

Double Daisy Rope

Tip #4:

Yo-Yo Climbing System

Tip #5:

Traveling with

Tree Gear

Triple Crown Knot

Self-Advancing Blake's Hitch

New Tribe's school got its start thanks to our great friend Tim Kovar, a Master Instructor with Tree Climbers International, who moved to Oregon in the summer of 2005 and joined the New Tribe staff.

Have Tree Will Travel

Tim keeps a regular calendar of tree climbing courses and adventures based here in southern Oregon. He is also glad to travel, bringing the courses to you. Wherever you are in the world, contact Tim to learn more about arranging for this service.

About Tim

Tim "Tengu" Kovar first started climbing trees in the late 1970s in a small Nebraska town. The treetops were a place to escape from the world below and the competition that comes with being a young boy. To this day Tim likes to disappear into the treetops.

Tim Kovar in the crown of a tree towering high above the Amazon rainforest.

In the early 1990s Tim moved from Nebraska to Atlanta, Georgia, where he was training at a local Ninjutsu dojo when he first met Peter "Treeman" Jenkins, founder of Tree Climbers International. A bond was created. Tim started working with Peter as an arborist for Peter's local tree care company. It wasn't until after 6 months of doing tree work that Tim became aware of Peter's recreational tree climbing school. "I asked Peter why it took him so long to inform me about his school," said Kovar. "He told me he knew I would switch gears and go into the recreational field. Peter said he wanted to give me some hardcore training as a professional tree worker first, so I could develop my climbing skills to teach others. He was right. As soon as I saw how tree climbing touches everyone's heart, I knew this was part of my vision."

Since 1993 Tim has helped over 5,000 people worldwide to climb into the forest canopy and intensify their personal connection to the natural world. He has climbed and taught in eight countries, working with canopy researchers, people with disabilities, eco-tours, and international tree climbing schools. He has also led international tree climbing expeditions.

As a Master Instructor with Tree Climbers International, Tim helped design and fine-tune the tree climbing courses that are being taught worldwide.

Tim is currently living in Oregon and working with New Tribe, teaching basic and advanced tree climbing courses and leading guided trips into some of the world's tallest trees.

Email Tim Kovar

Email New Tribe about scheduling and registration

for Tree Climbing Northwest classes and adventures

"Time is running out for our ancient forests. They need our help but cannot ask for it. It is up to us to see through the eyes of the Trees, and to act to protect the forests. Let me take you where your child's heart soars, and let the love of the Trees touch you in a way that nothing else can."
-- Tengu